Cyber security professional. PhD in Politics, University of Leicester. Research areas: peacekeeping, counterinsurgency, civil wars

SF Bay Area
Joined June 2009
Dr Greg Olsen retweeted
New online analysis: 'Israel’s attack and the limits of Iran’s missile strategy' iiss.org/online-analysis/onl…
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What I am reading.
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As someone who makes the time to read 50-80 books per year and as many journal articles at the expense of video content, I endorse this sentiment.
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I am saddened by the firing of Adm Fagan as Commandant of the Coast Guard. I got to know her as Pacarea, heck she came out with us on an ATON verification mission one time. She is a great leader and an even better human being.
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Tweeps. I have a pint of Clementine simple syrup left over from making candied Clementine slices. What can I do with it? Cocktail recipes welcome.
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Finally, I can cross off carnivorous squirrels on my 2024 bingo card
Researchers have found a population of California ground squirrels in an East Bay park that are actively hunting and eating voles, a behavior that has shocked squirrel experts. buff.ly/400hIsn
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High jinks of Tangerine and Clementine who are high on catnip bananas.
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Clementine and Tangerine will now use the flying saucer cat bed because it is now on the coffee table.
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There is special circle of hell reserved for dog walkers who don't pickup after their dog. I just lost an hour of work time, steam cleaning carpets from dog doo I tracked in from the driveway.😡
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Chinese Amphibious Warfare: Prospects for a Cross-Strait - this is a superb publication on PLA amphibious capacity, key enablers, and the implications for #Taiwan, the U.S. and others. ⁦⁦@AndrewSErickson⁩ digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cm…
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Dill and Fig are lovely kitties.
Dill and Fig are so fun to watch 🩷 if you'd like to welcome this kitten joy into your home, you can apply to adopt them at friendsofbearcatrescue.org/a… 📍 SF Bay Area, CA
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There’s a buzz in MLB Baseball about the new proposed “Golden Bachelor” at bat. You can pick any divorced retired player over the age of 50 for one at bat a game in the hopes that he finds love in the stands and gets a big hit w RISP
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One of the best parts about having the kittens is that when the twins are bored, I can just send them to the cattery to play with the kittens.
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Already bought it and it is in my stack for the literature review I am doing this winter.
"Mining the archives during years when there was greater openness, @DrRadchenko produces revelations ranging from the chilling to the bizarre.” @MarkUrban01, writing about 'To Run The World', which has been named one of @thetimes Books of the Year. 🔗 cup.org/3CZaig8
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At approx. 5:30 p.m., Air Station San Francisco and Air Station Sacramento has suspended its search for missing man overboard aboard the Ruby Princess pending development of new information.
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"To ensure strategic and operational momentum against such an adversary, the U.S. Joint Force should develop a 'force in being' concept that, in the case of protracted conflict against a near-peer adversary, enables future force fielding and growth." tnsr.org/2024/10/davy-crocke…
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Brandon Crawford announced his retirement on his Instagram page. He grew up dreaming of being the Giants shortstop and ended up doing it for 13 seasons. A pretty incredible career:
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